Ranch activity continues with cattle movement and ranch life
The piece details Martha Drs and family near Marathon with ranch work at The Gap, plus rain impacts across the Maravillas. It lists notable cattle buyers and shipments from Alpine to Washington Town, and describes carloads of steers and heifers, weights around 480-545 lbs, and prices near 18-20.5 cents. Gene Benson ships Brangus yearlings and Forest Weston plans shipments to the Texas Livestock Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Drs
Guy Combs
Marathon
Martha
Hawaii
Alpine
Jake Miller
Long Beach
Cali
Jim Corley
Fort Worth
Gail Eastman
Amarillo
Holland Hotel
Courtney Mellard
Marfa
Gene Benson
W. H. Terry Jr
Mellard
Mr. Hobert
Washington
Perry Cartwright
Perry
Hovey
Massey
Forest Weston
Texas Livestock Market Association
Forest
Association
Benson
Brangus Steel
Road paving pushed for FM 170 segment in west Texas
Marfa Alpine chambers of commerce and county judges urge immediate paving of a 10 mile Farm to Market Road 170 segment from Study Butte toward Bedford and Presidio. Alpine schools to receive 76,916.25 per capita funds plus 89,864.46 Gilmer-Aikin Foundation Funds. Local residents listed health updates and community notes including Mr Hovey, Wayne Cartledge, Mrs Shaw, and a deer pendant joke amid Texans Eat Beet Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marfa
Alpine
Study Butte
Bedford
Presidio
Chambers of Commerce
Brewster
State Highway Commission
Austin
Gene Hendryx
Alpine C of C
Highway Commission
Gilmer- Aikin Foundation
Shaws
Christmas Mountains
Millard Oliver
Montana
Gerald Nicks
Rental items and listings at Brewster hotel
Too Late To Classify rental notices list modernized rooms and furnished apartments from Brewster Hotel with prices from 35 dollars a month and up and 1.50 a night. A five room house with garage and attached bedroom is offered near schools churches and shopping with contact number 2750. A Three Speed RCA phonograph is advertised for 35 dollars. Contact Mrs. Phil Roberts at 2007.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apts
Brewster Hotel
Phil Roberts
Alpine Band Club Hikes Fruit Cake Orders For Holidays
Alpine Band Club begins selling fruit cakes for Christmas delivery to raise funds for the Alpine Buck Band. Orders may be placed at Alpine Furniture Exchange. President Fritz Bill Weyerts says orders by Nov 10 can ship to APO and FPO addresses, with US deadline Dec 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Band Club
Alpine Buck Band
Alpine Furniture Exchange
Fritz Bill Weyerts
Band Club
APO
FPO
United States
Shelly Transferred to Shenandoah National Park
Chief Ranger George H. Shelly of Big Bend National Park will become chief ranger at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Shelly has led Big Bend since 194? and joined the service in 1933, with prior posts at Bandelier White Sands and Kings Canyon. He leaves Big Bend at month's end for a November arrival with his wife and two children. No replacement named for Big Bend. A syllabub is a non alcoholic drink made of milk and wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ggorge H. Shelly
Big Bend National Park
Shenandoah National Park
George W. Miller
Shelly
Big Bend
Sholly
National Park Service
Bandelier National Monument
New Mexico
White Sands National Monument
N. M
Kings Canyon National Park
California
Buck Ramblers Face Van Horn After Alpine Homecoming
Quarterback Felix McGaughy of the Alpine Bucks races for daylight against the Seminole Indians during last Saturday’s Homecoming clash in Alpine. Curiosity notes hints the Bucks may meet the Van Horn Eagles in Van Horn on Oct 12, potentially leaving seven of ten games for the 1955 season in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Ramblers
Felix McGaughy
The
Alne Bucks
Seminole Indians
Alpine
Curtis
Bucks
van Horn Eagles
van Horn
Alpine student lands basketball scholarship at Texas Western
Alpine High star Jack Burgess earned an athletic basketball scholarship to Texas Western College in El Paso after being an all regional player and a strong honor student. Alpine officials praised the achievement as the fall grant was announced following a student conference with Alpine High Student Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine School
Glen Burgess
Jack Burgess
Texas Western College
el Paso
Jack
Alpine High
Alpine Central
Harry Miles
Dennis Williams
Kenneth Me‘Alister
Janet’ Briggs
Texas Western
Alpine
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Alpine, Lumber CO
Shenandoah
Indians
Avalanche
Mayo Cleveland
Safeway
Morrell
U.S
U. S
Somerset
Franks
Jonathan
Bartlett Pears
Hox
U. S.no
Sunny Hills
Boc
Roxbury
Pio
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